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Hapag-Lloyd records an sensitive rise of the economic results
Decrease of the volumes transported from the fleet of the German company in the third trimester
November 13, 2012
In the third trimester of this Hapag-Lloyd year it has considerably increased own economic results although the transported containerized volumes from its fleet have recorded a decrease after ten consecutive trimesters of increase.
The company of German navigation has closed the period July-september of 2012 with a profit clearly of 45,6 million euros on revenues for 1.765 million euros, with progressions respective of 375.0% and 14.8% on the correspondent period of 2011. EBITDA and EBIT adjustes have grown respective of 55.7% and 136.0% to 164,1 million and 86,6 million euros. In the third trimester of this year the fleet of the company has transported cargo volumes 1.281.000 pairs to container teu, with a bending of 4.4% on the same period of 2011. The medium hire for teu has been pairs to 1.647 dollars, in increase of 7.7% on the period July-september last year.
In the first nine months of the 2012 company January-september has totaled a net loss of 94,1 million euros on revenues for 5.160 million euros respect to a net loss of 23,1 million euros on revenues for 4.504 million euros in the period last year. EBITDA and EBIT adjusted have been pairs respective to 245,0 million euros (- 10.9%) and 17,9 million euros (- 77.3%). In the first nine months of this year the fleet has transported 3.963.000 teu (+2.3%) recording a medium hire for teu of 1.574 dollars (+2.2%).
For the fourth trimester of the 2012 Hapag-Lloyd it previews a deterioration of the European market: the period - it has specified the German company - will be characterized by an intensification of the effects of the crisis of the debit in the eurozona and the problems of liquidity and the bending of the question of the consumers mean that producers and field of the commerce will not fill up their warehouses, but rather will reduce their escorts. This - it has found Hapag-Lloyd - remarkablly reduces the question of services of transport in these markets and, in particular, the nations of southern Europe.
Objective of Hapag-Lloyd is to record entire exercise 2012 with an operating result of positive sign.
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